CONNECT II is a global clinical study that evaluated the safety and efficacy of Ocelot, the first-ever interventional Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) crossing catheter to incorporate Optical Coherence Tomography, or OCT. This technology is used to image inside the artery, allowing physicians to navigate, see, and cross totally blocked arteries in the legs of patients suffering from PAD.

PAD is a silent, unsung pandemic that affects approximately 18 million adults in the U.S., 30 million globally and is the leading cause of amputation in patients over 50. According to the American Heart Association journal Circulation, it afflicts even more women than men.

Final results will be revealed by Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Matt Selmon, CONNECT II Co-Principal Investigator of Heart Hospital of Austin. The venue will be the Late Breaking Clinical Trial session in the Wynn Hotel on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 1:50 p.m. PT. Avinger representatives will also be at VIVA Booth #320 throughout the week.